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Pleased to Meet Me: Genes, Germs, and the Curious Forces That Make Us Who We Are

Pleased to Meet Me: Genes, Germs, and the Curious Forces That Make Us Who We Are

An entertaining and accessible look into what makes people tick - how our genes, environment, and microbes shape our personality and behavior.

2019

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Gut microbes that get you drunk and damage your liver − how the microbiome can create a…

Imagine you’re a police officer. You spot a car that’s swerving all over the road. You pull the driver over and they’re clearly…

4 min read2 days ago

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All Health News Is Not Equal

How to find islands of reality in a sea of misinformation

6 min readFeb 5, 2022

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All Health News Is Not Equal

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Ancient Wisdom for the Stresses of Modern Life

I put Stoicism to the test by practicing this philosophy for a whole year. Here’s what I learned.

7 min readJan 5, 2022

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Ancient Wisdom for the Stresses of Modern Life

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Cobra Kai Rock: Six Obscure ’80s Anthems that Should Be on Johnny Lawrence’s Playlist

These overlooked rockers would punch up “Johnny’s Badass Mixtape”

4 min readDec 14, 2021

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Cobra Kai Rock: Six Obscure ’80s Anthems that Should Be on Johnny Lawrence’s Playlist

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Opting Out of the Covid-19 Vaccine Puts the World at Risk

Unvaccinated people are donating their body to the virus, allowing it to conduct gain-of-function experiments

4 min readAug 2, 2021

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The Dumbbell Effect of Political Polarization

Americans must rise above confirmation bias, groupthink, and tribalism

4 min readJul 29, 2021

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The Dumbbell Effect of Political Polarization

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Manage the Stress of COVID-19 with Stoicism

Psychological tools from the ancient Stoics can help you endure the pandemic

5 min readJan 6, 2021

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Manage the Stress of COVID-19 with Stoicism

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Why It Is Appropriate to Address Someone with a Ph.D. as “Doctor”

Ph.D. stands for “Doctor of Philosophy.” To earn this degree, one must make an original contribution to humanity’s body of knowledge (In…

2 min readDec 13, 2020

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Why It Is Appropriate to Address Someone with a Ph.D. as “Doctor”

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How Jimmy Carter Saved Millions of Lives

Jimmy Carter celebrated his 96th birthday on October 1, 2020. This article celebrates one of Carter’s greatest achievements — one that was…

3 min readOct 2, 2020

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How Jimmy Carter Saved Millions of Lives

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A Simple Hack for Eating Large Cupcakes

You’ll never eat a cupcake the same way again…

2 min readJun 30, 2020

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A Simple Hack for Eating Large Cupcakes

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Bill Sullivan Jr

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Bill Sullivan is the author of “Pleased to Meet Me: Genes, Germs, and the Curious Forces That Make Us Who We Are” (National Geographic Books).

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